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THE SCR ANTON TRIBUNE- WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1898.
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SOHANTON. Js'OVKMUEU i, 1898.
lite Plcto plates of th" Pennsylvania
Democracy art' evidently ns badly
sa)U as those tiC the Marlir. Ueresu.
Tne Result In Pennsylvania.
I.'e-tmns at a lute hunt leave small
doubt of tlu election of William A.
Stone nnd the Koputillcan state ticket
y a plurality little short of Chairman
KlUln'n Moii'lar cithnutc Great ns
the Hwullow vote I'i In this tounty, In
the state at larsr it tell far below
e.Nl'ectutlonH, encountering o notable
Mump In Philadelphia, the litr.no of Mr.
tVanuinaUvr. and In Diuirhln, his home
county.
Th tiemt'iidous Swallow vote In
J,aukuvvunnii courtly Is not eay to ex
plain, and nttemptH to analyze It may
well be deferred until It can be stud
ted In detail. The candidacy of three
men for the luditeshlp doubtless had
much to do with wtlrtlntr up dlssen-r-lonti
and thei. were actively abetted
ly eath Republican who failed In the
Just two yeuts to leallze on (Niieeta
lifir, of appointive ofliee.
Iloturii'. mi r ongiessmun at the hoiu
tif Rolnsj to press aie lusuflli.lent In
wair.int an estimate of plurality, but
tin: Indications point to a saf.. uitirgiit
for the piCEent Incumbent-ptobably
L'.IWU.
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Mr. Odrman H doubtlesi glHcl that
he waB so modest In making: estimates
on the icsult.
The Result in New York.
No campaign In the thst state of
the union has evoi attracted so much
attention from the country at lnrttc or,
for that niiittei, from the civilized
world, as the one which closed yester
day. It embodied every element of
human Interest, it vviw distinctly nnd
aggressively a battle of civic virtue,
honesty and courage against an alli
ance of all that works for eormp
tlon and moral laxity In elective gov
ernment. The leader In this assault
upon the linrenchnients of organized
vice -was a typical nineteenth-century
eiusader, uniting with zeal a' 1 fear
lessness the practical mind which sees
conditions as they are and ufcs his
weapons undbrstandlnglv.
The election of Theodoie Roosevelt
is an unmistakable gain for pood gov
ernment everywhere. It mlsht have
lyeen consummated by a laigcr plur
ality. It Is not pleasant to think that
in the impel Inl state of New York
only about .10,000 repiesents the pre
ponderance of the vote for uneom
ptomlslng honesty In public life over
unscrupulous tule. But the naln nev
ertheless is far-ieaching. It shows
that the forces of llghtcoitHiie.is nro
Invincible when aroused: and It will
htlmulate the best sentiment In poll
tits everywhere.
If Dr. Swallow was In Washington
the capltnl explosion mystery would no
doubt have been explained eie thK
The War Investigation.
A good deal of aluable Information
ha been gathered by the war Investi
gating commission. Us repot t will un
doubtedly embody numerous practical
fUEgestloiiH wen thy to be enacted Into
legislation. The hearings before It
have not supported the sensational yel
low prehs ehaigcs of great scandal and
wilful official neglect. On the contraty.
It has been shown to the satisfaction
of all fair-minded men that with tri
lling exceptions every tesponslblc ofll
cer having anything to do with the
prosecution of the wnr or the execu
tion of plans tor feeding, clothing,
sheltering and cailng for the men In
camps did the best that he knew how
to do. The great trouble was that few
of them knew how. They had not had
experience in the waging of a war on
a largo scale and befoie they obtained
that cxpeilence the war had ended In
the enemy's defeat.
The bulk of the responsible- testimony
given befoie the commission goes to
establish that theie was gieat confusion
at tho beginning of hostilities; that
oidets wete bIvlmi and counteimauded
appajently without reason: that troops
were directed to do things without be
ing supplied with the neeessury means
of doing them, that raw statf olliceis
and raw volunteer otlleers, while doing
their buhl, weie badly tattled for u
time and that the civilian element,
converted suddenly Into boldlers, lucked
the patience, the t'oicslght and Him
strict discipline and tegard ot sanitary
precautions which had become second
nature to the tegulars. But all these
features nr- Inevitable in a war bur
rltdly Imptovlsed out ol raw material:
wo can never expect it to be otherwise
until w modernize our regular- mmy
untl have a comprehensive system of
fcdeial ieei oluulcers with ample
equipment of all kinds In teadlness for
any emergency.
Had tlis war lasted a year or two
most ot the kinks In Its management
would undoubtedly have been straight
ened out. Rut In spite of the kinks It
ended In victory in only u little over
100 days a fact which ought to com
pensate for nil the piivatlon nnd the
suffering. The lessons of It are plain.
Nobody possessing: Intelligence falls to
bpc and to understand them. It to
mains, therefore, to have congress en
act the requisite laws to guard against
these shortcomings in the future. Re
moaning tho mistakes of the past Is
profitless unless It causes action to pre
vent their jecurrence.
Piesldcnt Maso's Ideas concerning
Ihe propn fonn of a institution for
the Cuban tepubllc Indicate that he la
nbreajt of the times. He believes It
would bo miwlo to sublect the vounc
republic to the strulit of fiequent pretd.
ilential elections, hence he would make
the president's teim six yeats and elect
by a direct vote. The cabinet ministry,
he thinks, should have a voice If not a
vote In the congress, thUM enabling the
executive branch to keep tho legisla
tive branch nt nit times Informed of
Hit withes and needs; nnd he Is Inclined
to require that whenever the two
houses ot the parliament become dead
locked tlieio shall be a dissolution and
a fresh vote of Insttuctlou from the
people. This system would woik nil
right where the people have Intelligence
nnd self-contiol; but what I'ulm needs
for some years to come Is u benevolent
despot at the helm like IMuz, of Mexico.
It Is beginning to dawn on a number
of citizens that this country hns to be
saved too often.
The JFlfty-Slxth Congress.
It is announced with un uppearnnce
of authotlty that soon after the expira
tion of the present congress the presi
dent will convene tho congrcs.y elected
yesterday in extra session to consider
especially subjects of legislation grow
ing out of the new territory which ha-
come to us through the war. If In ad
dition to Its routine work the presvnt
congress at tho approaching short ses
sion can ratify the peace treaty and
pass laws for the government of Hawaii
It will do all that conservative Judges
expect; indeed, It may not be able to
accomplish that.
Thlu would leave unsolved the entire
problem of tho form of government for
Porto Rico, Guam and the Philippines;
the extent nnd conditions of our mili
tary occupancy of Cuba nnd our Inter
vention among the people of that Island
In the cteatlon of n stable government;
the icorgantzatlon of our in my nnd
navy to n-eot these demands and profit
by the lessons we have Just learned;
the adjustment of the tailff and rev
enue laws to fit these new conditions1
and muth other legislation of Import
ance contingent upon these main piob
lems. To cover all this ground In addi
tion to tho ordinary work of congress
without rcsoit to an extia session
would clearly b'e an Impossibility. Two
or three congresses will be kept busy
with these questions though In time we
shall undoubtedly i educe the matter to
a satisfactory and self-operative sj h
tem. Altogether it is clear that the Fifty
sixth will be an important congress. Its
labors will be far more complicated and
exacting than were those of the war
congress, which wan carried along on
waves of feeling nnd had simply to fol
low the tide. The Klfty-slxth congress
will be called upon to exhibit a degree
of tact, patience, painstaking attention
to new details of eongicsslonal work
and large prescience poasllily without
piecedent In our tecent history. If tho
peoplo did not understand this during
the din of the tecent cnmpalgn It wilt
soon be immessed upon their con-sclousncs-s
by event".
Many volets will wonder today why
they allowed themselves to be buncoed.
Let Them Suggest a Better Plan.
The Washington Star makes' tho
timely point that those Republican and
Democratic critics who aie not satisfied
with the administration's attitude re
specting the Philippines, w ho are say
ing It Is not right and should not be
tolerated, should suggest a feasible al
ternative. "It Is notMifflcient," adds the
Star, "to sav that the Islands are re
mote and cannot readily be made to fit
Into the American Hcheme of govern
ment, it Is easy to show that the In
habitants do not measure up to the
standard of our citizenship. Theie is
no dispute over the fact that the Philip
pines weie not In the oilglnal American
calculation. It Is true that the Island of
Luzon alone would serve the American
puipose with iccard to a naval and
commercial base of operations In that
quarter of the globe.
"The opponents of annexation cannot
affotd to contlne themselves to theie
points. They nniHt help solve the ques
tion. Simply to raise a warning linger
and say to the administration that it
should not do this thing because it
IMissesses the elements of danger and
dlflleulty It not a proper dlschaige of
their duly. What Is the thing that they
would have done? Tho United States
Is practically In contiol of the Philip
pines. H must take something, or nil,
or let go wholly. What does Mr. Hoar
advise? What does Mr. Goiman ad
vise? An ounce of practical, positive
Miggstionu at this time is wot Hi :i
pound of negative warning.
"The president and lili advisers. It H
well known, did not jump to the con
clusion they leached. They canvassed
the subject in Its entirety and In all of
Its heaiingt. The Manila campaign
was no blunder. Tho sending of the
licet theie wus not only a wise, but a
most necessary, thing to do. And, after
Dewey's triumph, what other sensible
or self-respecting courts was open but
the one thut was taken? So that the
administration, finding lUelf master of
the Philippines, must determine their
future. Tho Islands must lemaln under
American control, be parceled out
among the cieat powers, or returned
to Spain. The pjoMdent has" decided
that the best interests of this country,
as well us the best inteiesis nf the h
landf theniholveH, and ot the world at
laige, i all tor peimaneiu American
control of the nrchlpelasjo
"What do his American opponent's
propose? Permanent control, or aban
donment V Dewey's ileet to return, or
to stay? They should speal, np Hilly
and cleat ly. Th attitude and the lan
guage simply oC warning are not In
btrurtho In this matter."
Admlial Dewey s.tlll refuses to be
conv a magazine hero. Kven Eddie
Dok has not been able to scenic a poem
f i oni him for the Ladles' Home Jour
nal. -
Transportation in Cuba.
No problem la mote In need of In
telligent solution in Cuba than tho
problem of transportation. A corre
spondent of tho Chicago ltccoid throws
light upon present londltlous when ho
writes from Havuna. 'O-'c railroad
123 miles long has thiee thht-class
couches, live second-rlafcs coaches and
eight third-class coaches. Thej aie In
bad condition, and would not be ac
ceptable to a second ato load In the
United Stales. This same toad has
eighty-live Height cui, Including box.
flat and co j I ealh. This loud tuns
thinugh one of the most populous dis
tricts of Cuba, and one of the most
pioductlve. The fare one way for
passenger Is 7.40 In gold, a distance
of 123 miles ns stated. Added to thin
Is u government tnx ot 10 per cent, nnd
a small fixed tux which tho railroad
collects from the pnssenger for the
government. The total fure for tho
distance Is n few cents loss than $!.
Tho tariff on a ton of flrst-clasH ft eight
for the same distance Is $22. A gov
ernment tax must also !) collected
from the shipper. The rallioads are all
In the hands of private corporations,
but tho government exercises consid
erable control.
"Tho high prices for shipment itnd
travel and tho poor condition of the
lolling stock nnd equipment form only
a part ot the ttouble. Lately there has
been some consolidation of the differ
ent systems, but there remain fourteen
different systems. The unnoyunce
and vexation which thl- causes the
shipper may beet be explained by say
ing that In Hhipplng n carload of freight
from Havana to cientuegos four dif
ferent rnllroads nro used. Payments
must be made separately to these dif
ferent loads. Kach one mukes out Its
own bill of lading and Incidentally
pays Its own government tax. Settle
ment must be made with each olio of
these roads. There is no system of pro
rating charges."
Tho moment a stable government Is
assured In Cuba American capital
ought to nnd doubtless will begin to
develop a modern system of transpor
tation. Unlike the Spanish the Cubans
are o.ulck to avail themselves of Im
provements, If not so quick to institute
them themselves. Of course, the pres
ent poverty of the Island must be over
come nnd the masses regularly em
ployed In agilcultuic before there can
be piofltnble Investments of any kind
in Cuba: but ten yeais from now we
should like to have 10 per cent, of the
proiits that will bo gathered by Ameri
can railway enterprises In that island.
We believe that public sentiment
would sustain the secretary of the navy
In going to extraordinary lengths In
trying to recover tho Clnistobal Colon.
Tho Iosk of the Maria Theresa, Instead
of dlscouiaglng hlin, should have the
opposite effect. It would be a lasting
pity If none of the ships so gallantly
submerged at Santiago should be lift
ed up nnd added to our navy. If the
government does not feel Justified in
assuming additional expense in this
matter on an uncertainty why should
not the public lalse a fund by Individ
ual subscriptions?
The piesldcnt has l emitted the sent
ence ot Imprisonment passed upon Cap
tain O. M. Carter, the officer of the
United States engineer corps convicted
of helping to swindle his government
out of Sl.r00,000 through faulty con
struction woik. Carter must now pay
a i.'i.COO I no and be dismissed from the
n: iv In disgrace, which canies wiHi
It the ostracism of all his former fel
low o.hcers. It Is not clear why there
s-lwuld have been any leniency In this
case; but the president ought to know
best.
TOLD BY THE STARS.
Dally Horoscope Drawn by Ajacchus,
Tho Tribune Astrologer.
Astrolabe cast. j.cx u. m., Wednesday,
Nov. !. lS'Ji,
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A elitld born on this day will notice
that Swallow ran well. but. the chascis
were not ns numerous hi every county as
had been anticipated.
Perhaps the Hon. J. Wauainker has. by
this time been able to t-ulve the question:
"Who Is William Connell?"
Quite n number of our friends hetc
ubouts aro sin priced to discover that thjv
misundcr-.tood the leading ot the signal
Mug which thev supposed contained an
urgent cull to s-eive their country.
The .Maria TeicKi Is said to have landed
on Cat Island. There Is probably no
mere nppiopriate place for the landing of
Maria.
The stingy man is alwas generous
when giving- advice.', unless he. happens
to ne a lawyer.
ProfeSbor Szlupns will probably be
heard fiom. when the "tobln'n ne.t again.
Will some one please spring the old
Joke "And the next clay It snowed."
Peiin-lvanla can boast of a veritable
"Ke- stone" govt r nor.
One Problem That
Demands Attention.
Uiom the Philadelphia lies-s.
Illfil shall ink In Asia, Auslo
Buxoir i regress or ltunslan rac
illiievallsin? That is tho epics
Hon behind all the diplomatic
sparring and the ptepnrations
foi war now going mi. The s-eUuie ol a
poit hero and there by Kaglaud or ltusida,
the extmslcn of sphere, of influence by
one e-uimtiy or tho other and the rise or
full of Chlneso Ministries uecoidlng as
ihn.v favored Unsllsh or RuMau lute. -e.ts.
uif like the preliminary moves ot a
king or a mltie en a ehtsbauid and
Intended only to ten an opponent's skill
and stieiigth. The sunt battle If et
to cume, but that It will ome uppMfu
as ccitaln us that theie will ba lulure
history to writ
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Take, a man of AMu ui.d note tin
Russian anil KngliMi pustsloiih on Hut
the gi uitest of all continents Along
the northern border t.lteuhos ltus-l"iii
Siberia spreading from the eastern to
tho western boundaries and pre-s!iirf
until cheeked by the mountains which
loim ItK southern limit On thu w:t
iiKo Russia hah I liruRt Its lmtucuce Into
Centra! Asia until it bounds China alous
and has ninrly touched the northwester n
limits of Rritish India. On the soirh
on Hho'es of this vaat continent Ilea
Iirltirii India, not possessing continental
boundaries und reaching only hero and
there townid tho Interior, but coverlnr .i
arott and crovvhm empire and ruling
over more than :M,oo9,uOO Asiatics. Reside
the territories of these two powers the
possessions of Fiance nnd Germany in
Asia aie mere patches on the iurfnec.
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Detwet-ii Russia on the noun and west
nnd Ihigland on the fcoutli China lb as
In the awH of a vise. Siberia is llui
upper Jaw and Ltiltlsti Imllu the lower
Jaw of this vise, while Russia holds tho
western pivot on which tho jaws tarn.
If the Jaws of this vise moved evenly to.
gether and China weio ciushed between
them Russia und England would meet In
the center of China and the vast empire
would bo divided between tl.e two pew-i-r
Hut that is not tho design of itus
sta. For centuries her armies, und lu-r
diplomats huv been engaged In i.tinnl
lug Ilussiaii Influence hi and nroi.iui
China with tho evident 'lurposc of ;ib
roiblng the whole- empire. Her rule o.e-r
ihe cou itrles east of the Ciispl.in Bca nu i
aouih of the Aral Sea having been mid
sccuie und the bordris of India amol
reucheJ she Is now extending Ivr pow-r
In Nnrihiustetn China and making her
Influence felt In Pekln.
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Winn Napoleon fimwpai to l.i) dying at
I
St. Helena ho predlctrd that In fifty ytars
Ruropo would bo republican or Cossack.
More than fifty .years have pnsxed but
Napoleon's prophecy has not come true.
Ho he would be a bold prophet who would
attempt to predict whether Anslo-Haxon
or MiiFrovlto Irirtucnco will be predomi
nant In Asia holt a century hence. That
changes In Hie map of that continent will
b inarti, and that ihorlly. hccihb lueMta
ble. The man who Is Hppioachlm; mid
dle life nnd who itrnc-mbers the geogra
phy ot IiIh Mlinolhoy rtajn can see llttlo
that looks familiar now In a map of Asl'i.
Urltlsli India hns c.tt tided to the we it
over IWooclilstiin and tnrtnwt a ptolect
ItiR Inllucr.co over Afghanistan, and to
ward the rust has absorbed Uurmali and
the Mulay Peninsula, while ltussla has
moved steudlly down over Turkestan.
Only Chlnu. Persia r.r.d Arabia are ap
parently the same
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The United Slates lias been so ab
sorbed In her own tnphlly expanding
power and wealth during tho past thirty
yt-nrs thnt who has taken little note, or
the changes going on In Asia. Now, low
ever, as she has become a world power
stretching half way loimd the globe, ir
the Philippines nro held, this country
cannot remain Indifferent to Asiatic
changes. It will muke a vast difference
to tho United States whether HngllBh.or
RuohIiiu Influence predominates on that
continent. The one will mean liberty,
piogieis. enlightenment. The other
stnnds for a stationary seml-elvrllzntloii,
absolutism and decay In fcuch u con
tention, whether or not It Is fought out
on the Held of diplomacy or on the field
of battle, there can be no doubt on which
side American sympathies will be.
UNIFORM DIVORCE LAWS.
From tho Philadelphia Ledger.
The diversity of state divorce laws, and
tho facilities which many of tho enact
m tits on the subject extend to those who,
without sufficient reason, elesile to be re
leased from the marital bond, have been
deplored by many publicists. Lux divorce
regulations In crtaln states to a great
extent nullify the rigorous statutes ot
legislatures that have given Intelligent
and const lentlotui attention to tho sub
ject. In countries st-bject to uniform leg
islation on all subjects, these ovlls may
bn reduced to the minimi m. In the Unit
ed States the statutory citises for divorce
vniy fiem one to line, and the poilod
of residence i caul red to give tho courts
or the legislature jurisdiction varies from
only one month to llvo years. Divoico
leglslutloi,. taking tho country over, is
no stiongcr than the weakest statute cov
ering the subject, so that certain states
where the dissolution of tho marriage
relation is made ea-y beeeme the retugo
of persons desiring to securo a dlvoice
for trivial rensens.
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A few yens ago one of the newspapers
of Fargo, N. I)., repotted that a canvass
of tho hotels and binning houses of tbo
city showed that the "lecal dlvoice colo
ny" then numbered about ISO members.
This meant a consldeinblu increase of
trade at the hotels and stores. Tho writer
gilnily remnrked that tne matter was
looked upon puiely from a business, point
of view, and said that the conditions ex
isting In Fargo existed In otiur cities ot
tho state, but on a smallei scale. Con
gress, In 1SMI, prohibited the granting of
divorces by the legislatures of the sev
eral territories, and this lepresents about
all that has been done in the way of fed
eral legislation on the subject. To na
tionalize, and theieby glvo complete uni
formity to divorce legislation, it would
be necessary to adopt a constitutional
amendment, unless fcdcrul dlvoren legis
lation could bo lawfully enacted under
the "general welfare" clause of the con
stitution. One other course is ooen, the
enactment ot uniform divorce legislation
by the several states. This mu. be af
fected In time through the eltorts of tho
state commissioners upon uniform legls
latlon. which have seemed uniform laws
on oilier subjects affecting the business
world
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The mischiefs of loose nnd divergent
divorce legislation are well epitomized In
the petitions sent to congress some years
ago asking that bod to empower the fed
eral commlssloneiK of labor to collect the
statistics of marriage and dlvoice. These
divergences lead to conflict ot judicial
decisions. A mairlago is Judleially re
garded hi ere state us dirsolved and m
another state as existing. It Is posslbH
that a pc.sen may be convicted of bigamy
in one Jurisdiction when the second mar
riage would be accei ted as la.vful in an
other lurlsdletlf n. Questions ot heirship,
title to property nr.d othpr Impellent
incidental issues tuin upon the. legality
of man Inge. The conflict of divorce
laws involves questions of morality, tha
hnpplness of families, personal and prop
erty rights, and reveabs n defect In our
governmental institutions.
IF WAR. SHOULD RECUR.
from tlu Now York Sun.
It Is harm.' conceivable that the situa
tion at Paris can result In the lutiewal
of war by Spain. To attempt this on
her own reseurccs would, of course, bn
madneis, and time Is not the slightest
sIkh that any other eountiy would share
her tolly. Indeed, Spain's ill luck, which
has been as pheiamenal HhoukIi the wnr
as her want of mllituiy and naval skill,
may bo said to continue; tor ut this mo
ment the critical affairs of Kuiopo would
prevent any nation tiom linking its for
tunes with hers ar.air.st us.
On tho remote suppo-dtlon. however, of
a renewal of the wur, wo should be bet
ter prepared than ever for It. Tor to
Itlco is ouis, aud troops have been select
ed for the occupation of Cuba, comprl"
IriK ihe Klist, Scccnd und Seventh Corps.
The first trannpoits could start within a
few days, und it would be absolute!) im
possible for Blanco to prevvut them tiom
landing their troop". The season must
favorable to eaii.ukninK In Cuba Is now
at baud. Tho Iowa and Oregon with their
lloet of colliers nnd supply ships, arc al
ready south of the Kuu.uor, on their way
to tho Pacific, and evm without them the
lencwal of tho war would be the signal
for tho reduction of every Hpunish coast
Kurrisou In tho Philippines, leaving tne
archipe-laeo fully In our bands'. The
Charleston nnd Concord lur.i Jiut gone to
Hollo, the chief Spanish poit lumalnlng.
The Ruffnlu Is on hrr way to Manila, with
nun for Dewey's Meet, bv way of Suez,
yml moto troops have gone within u. week
train San Fmnclsco. As for tar Atluntle
fUt't, ever lnct tho ictuin of Admiral
Sampson x vessels fiom Santi..no u pains
have Rone on. nnd we could huriv a tor
nldable squadron to th shoios ot sjp.iin.
The piuce. of tho Juvv.i and Oiorou e'ould
bo taken In a short time by the Keaisarya
and the Kentucky.
Spain knows that resuming hostilities
would not only subject her to harden
terms, bin might overthrow the lelfmliiK
house and perhaps the throno Itself.
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iu charge of competent bauds wbo give every atteutiou to detail aud arc always
looking for aud obtaining something new. Just now more or less fancy work is
being prepared by the deft fiugcrs of some female iu every household, with, the in
tention of presenting the same upon its completion to some oue as a Christmas
souvenir. Save time, trouble and money by coming to us aud finding just what
you want iu the way of Embroidery aud Kuittiug Silks, Cottons and Linens, Tas
sels, Fringes, Ribbons, Yarns, Etc., Etc,
If you have not the time or patience to make up anything yourself, please see
what we have to show you iu made-up articles such as
Down Cushions, il8 .inches square, worth 40 cents, at 25 cents, and all of
the better grades and .larger sizes jfrom 40 cents to $1.23,
Embroidered Pillow Shams, 32 inches square, elsewhere 40 cents. With
us only 25 cents.
36 to 54 inch Scarfs, to match the Shams, from 25 to 35 cents.
Irish Point Shams, Scarfs and Doylies to match, from 49 cents upwards.
Renaissance Squares, 85 and 98 cents, worth double.
All Colors of Knitting Silks from 5 cents a ball upwards.
ALWAYS BUSY
Fall Footwear
lea's, Boys' aM Yomls
BotiMe Sies,
JN A 1.1. THK WEST MlATHElt.
Lewis, Rely k Bavies,
J 1 1 AND 110 WYOMING AVCNUU
rt
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SL m
OM0N& FEMEE,
WALLEY CO.
4U2 l,ckavranna Avenuo
A New
Oeparttmre
We have recently added to
our vast assortment of Hard
ware and House Furnishing
goods, a line ot
e Sets,
s,
aM Grate Eemte
Spaik Guards in three sizes, 24, 30,
30 inches made of tinned coppered
and brass wire.
1F0OTE $1 SHMJt CO,
III m rat h.ti 1
all &!?? WHSI
l-irfr
m
THE
WOLF & WENZEL,
'.IU AiUuit Ave, Opp Court Home.
Practical liners
aM jPlumberSp
Eel Agtnti far RkbtrdiMi-Ramttn'l
Furc1iad Rim.
is
!iO
1898, Fall MM, 1891
&C0NNEITS
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TITiTIO
No such magnificent display ot
furnttuie has over been shown In
Scranton as that now presented In
our Fall exhibit.
Nowhere can equal choice or equal
values In Furniture be found.
Latest designs In Bedroom, Parlor,
Library, Dining room and Hall Furni
ture. Furniture to suit every taste and
prices to suit every nut so, with the
satisfaction of knowing that what
ever may be selected will be the very
best In the market for tho money.
Inspection of our stock and prices
solicited. .
Hill &
Coeeell
At 121
North Washington
Avenut
Scranton, Pa.
The Largest
Assortment of
For 1899.
Can be found at our establishment.
Now is the time for your choice, as
we have KVERY style of diary
that is made.
Rey molds Bros
STAIIOM-Kb and K.VUK AVERS,
lap Wyoming Avenue.
TI10 Largest llrieofOillcaSupplliHlu North-ea-ueiu
l'enuiylvaultt.
THE
HUNT & COHBELL 0,
Heating, Piumb'ing,
Gas Fitting, Electric
Light Wiring, Gas
and Electric Fixtures,
Builders Hardware,-
434 Lackawanna Avenue
pYffkiW
a SL rr 2-7AlA.i7. AesZS-VJi!.
3 to
i a i lanes
' BAZAAR.
INLEY
The selectiou of a Corset
that is iu every way adapted
to the wants of the wearer is
often a difficult problem, un
less she knows just what
make best suits her, aud also
knows where they are to be
fouud.
When you consider that in our
Corset
Departmemit
Almost every reliable and trust
worthy make, either of
Freud,
Englisl or lomesftc
manufacture can be had, and
that with every Corset sold we
insure "Perfection ot Fit" and
entire satisfaction, you make
no mistake in selecting this
store as your headquarters (or
this essential article of dress.
Among the number of "Popu
lar Makes'' may be mentioned l
"Her
Majest;
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99
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"A Corset that is better adapt
ed to cci tain figures than any
other now on the market," Also
Fasso,
Jr. Jj.j ki ry
Thomson's GJove-
Fitting Sonnette,
R. and G: Warner's
New Model
And Ferris Good Sense and
Ideal Waists for Ladies and
Children.
toft'-Special attention given to the
details of Corset-Fitting at all times.
530 and 512
LACKAWANNA AVENUE
HENRY BEL1N, JR.,
GuueuU A teat for tUa Wyomlu;
District fj.-
i
POIIES!
Illume, lllaitlne, Sporllns, Hruokt'.etl
uud tliu ItrpuUDO CUenilcX
Company'
HIGH EXPLOSIVES.
mfply I'tjw, Capj and Ksp'.olwt.
licotu 101 Connell UulMlni.
SCtautoa.
AOKX01U-3J
thos, roup, piium
JOHN n. SMITH A SON. riymovrtH
W. CMULUOAN, WUkl-Brrt
pours
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